§ Sir David SteelTo ask the Secretary of State for Social Security if he will make it his policy that asylum seekers who have been victims of torture will not have their welfare benefits withdrawn. [40060]
§ Mr. Roger EvansThe Government referred proposals affecting the benefit entitlement of asylum seekers and other persons from abroad to the Social Security Advisory Committee on 11 October. We will consider the position fully once the committee has reported on its consultation exercise.